Painless (album)

Painless is the second album by English singer Nilüfer Yanya. It was released on 4 March 2022 on ATO Records.[3]

Painless
Studio album by
Nilüfer Yanya
Released4 March 2022 (2022-03-04)
Genre
Length46:27
LabelATO
Producer
Nilüfer Yanya chronology
Inside Out
(2021)		 Painless
(2022)
Singles from Painless
  1. "Stabilise"
    Released: 9 November 2021
  2. "Midnight Sun"
    Released: 19 January 2022
  3. "Anotherlife"
    Released: 16 February 2022
  4. "The Dealer"
    Released: 28 February 2022

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The A.V. ClubA-[6]
Exclaim!8/10[7]
The Guardian[2]
The Independent[8]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[9]
NME[10]
Pitchfork8.4/10[11]
The Telegraph[12]
Uncut8/10[13]

Painless was met with widespread acclaim reviews from critics.[4] Laura Snapes of Pitchfork opined that "Painless excels at a kind of subtle disclosure, relying less on power than it does texture and immaculately sparing detail."[11] Chris Taylor of Line of Best Fit wrote, "crunchy, ethereal, and odd in its harsh beauty, Painless is a record of contradictions that Yanya spectacularly weaves together." In a five-star review The Telegraph proclaimed that the album "should rubber stamp Nilüfer Yanya as a generational star".

Publication List Rank Ref.
A.V. Club The 25 Best Albums of 2022 N/A [14]
BrooklynVegan Top 50 Albums of 2022 3 [15]
BrooklynVegan Indie Basement: Top 40 Albums of 2022 5 [16]
Crack Best Albums of 2022 40 [17]
Esquire The 25 Best Albums of 2022 N/A [18]
Exclaim! Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022 21 [19]
The Forty-Five Albums of the year 2022 26 [20]
The Independent The 10 Best Indie Albums of 2022 2 [21]
Gigwise Gigewise's 51 Best Albums of 2022 15 [22]
Gorilla Vs. Bear Gorilla Vs Bear's Albums of 2022 12 [23]
NPR The 50 Best Albums of 2022 30 [24]
ourculture The 50 Best Albums of 2022 18 [25]
Paste The 50 Best Albums of 2022 36 [26]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2022 16 [27]
The Ringer The 33 Best Albums of 2022 32 [28]
Slant Magazine The 50 Best Albums of 2022 11 [29]
Treble The 50 Best Albums of 2022 15 [30]
Under the Radar The 100 Best Albums of 2022 6 [31]
Uproxx The Best Indie Albums of 2022 N/A [32]

Track listing

Track listing and credits are sourced from album liner notes.

Painless track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."The Dealer"
Archer3:38
2."L/R"
  • Yanya
  • Bullion
Bullion3:39
3."Shameless"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer4:34
4."Stabilise"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer3:32
5."Chase Me"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer3:30
6."Midnight Sun"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer4:42
7."Trouble"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer5:04
8."Try"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer4:10
9."Company"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer3:46
10."Belong with You"
  • Yanya
  • Bobbi
Bobbi2:56
11."The Mystic"
  • Yanya
  • Andrew Sarlo
Sarlo3:33
12."Anotherlife"
  • Yanya
  • Bullion
Bullion3:23
Total length:46:27
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Shameless (Reflects)"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer 
14."Midnight Sun (Reflects)" (Acoustic Version)
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer 
15."Chase Me (Reflects)"
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Archer 
16."Midnight Sun" (Sampha Remix)
  • Yanya
  • Archer
Sampha 
17."Midnight Sun" (King Krule Remix)
  • Yanya
  • Archer
King Krule 
18."Rid of Me"
Bobbi 

Personnel
  • Matt Colton – mastering
  • Nathan Boddy – mixing
  • Lilian Nuthall – mixing assistance
  • Nilüfer Yanya – artwork, photography
  • Lauren Harewood – design
  • Elif Yanya – paintings
  • Molly Daniel – photography

Charts
Chart performance for Painless
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] 33
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 86

References
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  8. O'Connor, Roisin (4 March 2022). "Album reviews: Nilüfer Yanya – Painless and Kawala – Better With You". The Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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  10. Hunt, El (4 March 2022). "Nilüfer Yanya – 'Painless' review: grunge-inflected album soars when she reaches full-pelt". NME. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
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